Patents by Inventor Francesca Serravalle
Francesca Serravalle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11882575Abstract: A wireless communication system includes one or more base stations able to divide resources between multiple network operators sharing the base station. A shared base station is configured to monitor a contribution to the load on the base station associated with network operators sharing the base station resources and to provide the determined contribution to the load to one or more other base stations for use in load balancing between the base stations.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Francesca Serravalle, Neeraj Gupta, Robert Paterson, Satoshi Noma
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Patent number: 11825528Abstract: A method and system are proposed for establishing a requested connection between a source node and a destination node in a telecommunications network. The system and method are described in relation to a 3GPP network, but are applicable to other types of networks. The method includes generating a source application identifier for the connection within the source node, retrieving a source node identifier for the source node and transmitting the source application identifier and the source node identifier to the destination to provide a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Francesca Serravalle
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Publication number: 20230370919Abstract: A user communications device having active and idle states operates in a cellular communications network in which user communications devices communicate via network communications devices of cells of the network. History data identifying the cells in which the user communications device has been present whilst in the idle state is maintained. This history data is used by the user communications device or by a network communications device to enable adjustment of cell selection/reselection parameters for the user communications device in the active state.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Francesca SERRAVALLE
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Patent number: 11758452Abstract: A user communications device having active and idle states operates in a cellular communications network in which user communications devices communicate via network communications devices of cells of the network. History data identifying the cells in which the user communications device has been present whilst in the idle state is maintained. This history data is used by the user communications device or by a network communications device to enable adjustment of cell selection/reselection parameters for the user communications device in the active state.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Francesca Serravalle
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Patent number: 11690085Abstract: A wireless communication system includes one or more base stations able to divide resources between multiple network operators sharing the base station. A shared base station is configured to monitor a contribution to the load on the base station associated with network operators sharing the base station resources and to provide the determined contribution to the load to one or more other base stations for use in load balancing between the base stations.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Francesca Serravalle, Neeraj Gupta, Robert Paterson, Satoshi Noma
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Publication number: 20220159531Abstract: A user communications device having active and idle states operates in a cellular communications network in which user communications devices communicate via network communications devices of cells of the network. History data identifying the cells in which the user communications device has been present whilst in the idle state is maintained. This history data is used by the user communications device or by a network communications device to enable adjustment of cell selection/reselection parameters for the user communications device in the active state.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Francesca SERRAVALLE
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Patent number: 11265781Abstract: A user communications device having active and idle states operates in a cellular communications network in which user communications devices communicate via network communications devices of cells of the network. History data identifying the cells in which the user communications device has been present whilst in the idle state is maintained. This history data is used by the user communications device or by a network communications device to enable adjustment of cell selection/reselection parameters for the user communications device in the active state.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Francesca Serravalle
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Publication number: 20210274572Abstract: A method and system are proposed for establishing a requested connection between a source node and a destination node in a telecommunications network. The system and method are described in relation to a 3GPP network, but are applicable to other types of networks. The method includes generating a source application identifier for the connection within the source node, retrieving a source node identifier for the source node and transmitting the source application identifier and the source node identifier to the destination to provide a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventor: Francesca SERRAVALLE
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Patent number: 11089470Abstract: A home base station via which a plurality of mobile communication devices are connectable in a communication network, the home base station having an associated closed subscriber group (CSG) and including a unit for receiving a connection request from a mobile communication device wherein the connection request includes an indication of whether the mobile communication device is a member of the CSG associated with the home base station, a unit for monitoring congestion levels for the home base station and for indicating when the home base station is in a congested situation, a unit for determining if the mobile communication device requesting connection is the member of the CSG associated with the home base station from the indication of whether the mobile communication device is the member of the CSG associated with the home base station, and a unit for controlling access to the home base station.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Milena Filipovic, Francesca Serravalle, Hiroaki Kuwano, Vivek Sharma
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Patent number: 11039489Abstract: A method and system are proposed for establishing a requested connection between a source node and a destination node in a telecommunications network. The system and method are described in relation to a 3GPP network, but are applicable to other types of networks. The method includes generating a source application identifier for the connection within the source node, retrieving a source node identifier for the source node and transmitting the source application identifier and the source node identifier to the destination to provide a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Francesca Serravalle
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Patent number: 10932174Abstract: A relay communications system is described in which a base station receives a request from an MME that an overload procedure be started or stopped. The base station inserts the identity of the MME into the request and forwards the modified request to a relay node. The relay node then initiates or terminates the overload procedure in accordance with the request for mobile telephones which the MME that made the request serves, but not for mobile telephones which the MME does not serve.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Francesca Serravalle, Robert Paterson, Robert Tietz
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Publication number: 20210029702Abstract: A wireless communication system includes one or more base stations able to divide resources between multiple network operators sharing the base station. A shared base station is configured to monitor a contribution to the load on the base station associated with network operators sharing the base station resources and to provide the determined contribution to the load to one or more other base stations for use in load balancing between the base stations.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Francesca SERRAVALLE, Neeraj GUPTA, Robert PATERSON, Satoshi NOMA
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Patent number: 10805932Abstract: A wireless communication system includes one or more base stations able to divide resources between multiple network operators sharing the base station. A shared base station is configured to monitor a contribution to the load on the base station associated with network operators sharing the base station resources and to provide the determined contribution to the load to one or more other base stations for use in load balancing between the base stations.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Francesca Serravalle, Neeraj Gupta, Robert Paterson, Satoshi Noma
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Publication number: 20200281029Abstract: A method and system are proposed for establishing a requested connection between a source node and a destination node in a telecommunications network. The system and method are described in relation to a 3GPP network, but are applicable to other types of networks. The method includes generating a source application identifier for the connection within the source node, retrieving a source node identifier for the source node and transmitting the source application identifier and the source node identifier to the destination to provide a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Francesca Serravalle
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Publication number: 20200267613Abstract: A user communications device having active and idle states operates in a cellular communications network in which user communications devices communicate via network communications devices of cells of the network. History data identifying the cells in which the user communications device has been present whilst in the idle state is maintained. This history data is used by the user communications device or by a network communications device to enable adjustment of cell selection/reselection parameters for the user communications device in the active state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventor: Francesca SERRAVALLE
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Patent number: 10694436Abstract: A user communications device having active and idle states operates in a cellular communications network in which user communications devices communicate via network communications devices of cells of the network. History data identifying the cells in which the user communications device has been present whilst in the idle state is maintained. This history data is used by the user communications device or by a network communications device to enable adjustment of cell selection/reselection parameters for the user communications device in the active state.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Francesca Serravalle
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Patent number: 10602552Abstract: A method and system are proposed for establishing a requested connection between a source node and a destination node in a telecommunications network. The system and method are described in relation to a 3GPP network, but are applicable to other types of networks. The method includes generating a source application identifier for the connection within the source node, retrieving a source node identifier for the source node and transmitting the source application identifier and the source node identifier to the destination to provide a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Francesca Serravalle
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Publication number: 20190327652Abstract: A user communications device having active and idle states operates in a cellular communications network in which user communications devices communicate via network communications devices of cells of the network. History data identifying the cells in which the user communications device has been present whilst in the idle state is maintained. This history data is used by the user communications device or by a network communications device to enable adjustment of cell selection/reselection parameters for the user communications device in the active state.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventor: Francesca SERRAVALLE
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Publication number: 20190327604Abstract: A home base station via which a plurality of mobile communication devices are connectable in a communication network, the home base station having an associated closed subscriber group (CSG) and including a unit for receiving a connection request from a mobile communication device wherein the connection request includes an indication of whether the mobile communication device is a member of the CSG associated with the home base station, a unit for monitoring congestion levels for the home base station and for indicating when the home base station is in a congested situation, a unit for determining if the mobile communication device requesting connection is the member of the CSG associated with the home base station from the indication of whether the mobile communication device is the member of the CSG associated with the home base station, and a unit for controlling access to the home base station.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Milena FILIPOVIC, Francesca SERRAVALLE, Hiroaki KUWANO, Vivek SHARMA
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Patent number: 10419923Abstract: A home base station via which a plurality of mobile communication devices are connectable in a communication network, the home base station having an associated closed subscriber group (CSG) and including a unit for receiving a connection request from a mobile communication device wherein the connection request includes an indication of whether the mobile communication device is a member of the CSG associated with the home base station, a unit for monitoring congestion levels for the home base station and for indicating when the home base station is in a congested situation, a unit for determining if the mobile communication device requesting connection is the member of the CSG associated with the home base station from the indication of whether the mobile communication device is the member of the CSG associated with the home base station, and a unit for controlling access to the home base station.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2014Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Milena Filipovic, Francesca Serravalle, Hiroaki Kuwano, Vivek Sharma